Explore the evolution of motion pictures, from ancient shadow plays and Leonardo da Vinci's camera obscura to the invention of cinema and the advent of talking pictures. Hong Kong welcomes Harvard ...

A proper, functional camera obscura is, yes, a dark box, container, room, or what have you, but also with a single small opening on one side that allows light in.

Entry to Camera Obscura and World of Illusions costs 21.95 pounds (about $27) for adults and 16.95 pounds (about $21) for children between the ages of 5 and 15.

Of course, a camera obscura is really just a dark room — that’s literally what it means in Latin — with a small aperture to admit light from the outside world.

One of the best waterfront views of Greenport’s Mitchell Park can be found indoors, within a pitch-black room known as a camera obscura. The attraction, which gives visitors a panoramic view of ...